Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-27
NEW PHARMACY LAW.

The new pharmacy law for the terri
tory provides that: 1t shall be t'unlaw-
| full for any person other than a regis
tered pharmacist to retail, compound
or dispense drugs, medicines or poi
sons, In order to be registered within
the full meaning of the act all persons
must be either graduates in pharmacy
or at the tine the act takes effecb be
engaged in the business of dispensing
pharmacist on their own account in the
territory, or who shall have been in bu-
siness ten years; or licentiates; licenti-
ates must have had two years expert
ence and shall have passed the axami-
nation by the board. The law also pro-
vides severe penalties for the sale of
adulterated drugs.
Hub" in the Spring Lake Star writes
on a very important subject and speaks
a good word for Washington Springs.
lie says:
eff our Dakota Legislature last winter
| lilt SpCuU CllC-Cllllll VI LllC lllOACy wv
mated to other institutions and estab-
llshed Territorial Medical and Surgi-
cal Sanitarium in the center of the pop
ulation Of Dakota with sufficient med:-
col help so as to retain at home the
many hundred dollars spent elsewhere.
This money that helps to build up in
situations out OF our territory is money
that the Dakota taxpayer pays at the
rate of two per cent q month. Such an
institution will pay for itself i'll three
years.
[ think Washington Springs would
be suitable place for a Territorial
Medical and Surgical Sanitarium.
would like to hear from others, and
will say more in the future. HUB"
The following women are now hold
ing the Office Of county school superin-
tendent:
Miss Elfie Benjamin, Clark county;
Mrs. Belle Samson, Barnes county; Miss
Cora Nj. Shober, Beadle county; Miss
Alice j. Sanborn, Brule county; Miss
Susan Penny, Stanton county: Mrs. D.
G. Ames, Butte county; Mrs. M. j.
Dennis, Fall River county; Mrs. A. II
Rose, Faulke county; Mrs. L. IL
Franks, La Moure county; Mrs. Clara
Rogers, Lawrence county; Mrs. NJ
Cameron, NIcHenry county; Mrs. b. D.
Nichols, Potter county; and Miss Clara
Panebacker, Ransom county. In the
counties Of Day, Emmons and Burleigh
women were nominated for this office
but declined the honor for good rea-
sons. The question Of party rarely in
trudes in these elections, Democrat and
Republican alike approve Of the pecu.
liar fitness of woman for this office and
the candidates have neither to election
eer or bride.
Every line set in q newspaper office
costs somebody something. If it be
for the benefit of AN individual or firm
| it should be paid for. II the grocer
were asked to donate groceries to a per-
son abundantly able to pay for then
he would refuse. The proprietor Of
paper must pay for the free advertising
if the beneficiary does not. Every pub
Usher ought to refuse to give free puff
of other mems business. They ar'
gratuities that demoraliZe business
Charge for them and let your patrons
know that you intend to do no free ad
vertising.
1 There is q marked improvement o
late in business methods among pub
fishers. Many of them are bringing
their business down to cash basis AM
} collecting all subscriptions strictly il
advance. The move is in the right di
rection and is productive OF much good
This is a splendid subject for discus
} sion Of the press ASSOCIATION meetings
If all publishers would agree to Thu
, and adhere to it strictly they woulE
, make more money in the long run ant
, have no bad accounts to continual,
, worry them. On this matter the Knox
vile Express says.
No business man does SO much credl
business in proportion to his capital a
the publisher OF 9 country newspaper
nor does anyone wait On his debtors 81
long for his pay, although his expenses
are all clean cash at the end OF ever.
J. month.
1t is a great mistake for publisher
to cut advertising rates. They get yer,
little more, if any, advertising thai
| they would othe, wise, and have to DO u
greater amount Of labor and give more
space to realize the same profits. Le
publishers keep up their rates, and l.
there is more than one paper in tow
and an agreement IS made between
them, let them adhere to it with scrl'
pulous exactness. II the maintenance
of paying rates Of advertising results
in lass advertising. the reader will ge